Wichita eagle., 1887-04-28
EuQland,

LONDON, April 27.-A Times Vienns
correspondent bewails supeseding Mr.. Lex
who, he says, after being officially and
socially received as United States minister,
Caunet will remain as secretary OF legation.
Dir. Lee will soon leave the city.
A race for 1000 guiDess stake for 3year-
olds was run today Newmarket. 1t was
won by Mr. Douglas Baird's chestnut colt,
Enterprise. Mr.. H. T. Fenwick's bay colt
Finch, finished second and Mr.. G. Per
kins' chestnut colt Eglamere, third. There
were eight starters.
LONDON, April 27-Gladstone, in his
speech at dinner given by the labor mem-
bers of parliament. last night, declared his
entire speech in acquesations against Irish
leaders. Gladstone said in Mays 1888, i'm
mediately after the assassination Of Lord
Frederick Cavernish and Under Secretary
Burke in Phoenix PARK Parnell wrote him
letter in reference to that crime. The con-
tents of the letter, which was obviously
written under great mental distress, threw
considerable light upon topics of the pres
ent hour and were strong evidence
favor of contention of the Tunes letter, q
base, malicious forgery. Parnell appar,
emily foreseeing that in the public mind he
would be associated with the crime, offered
to place himself without reserve in Glad
stones hands. He wrote, he regarded
murderers with utmost abhorrence; offered
to resign the leadership of the Irish party;
retire altogether from political life if Glad
stone considered such step advisable in
the interest Of Ireland. GlandstOne
said he would refrain from
saying what reply he made adding 1t was
only short time since he obtained Par
nell's assent to his mentioning the matter.
Abiding to the advice rendered Parnell
from certain quarters that he bring action
against the Times. Gladstone said: Many
Years ago. when commissioner to the
Ionian islands, The Times bitterly
attacked him, accusing him Of
treason. On returning 20 England
he consulted the famous lawyer, Freshtield,
with view of bringing action, but was
diSsuaded from taking legal steps. The
lawyer expressed the conviction that even
if Gladstone proved his case no jury in
tie then state of public mind would be
likely TO convict the Times. Gladstones
statement caused an absorbing sensation in
the clubs, but has not yet appeared in
press. The Conservatives talk of chal
lenging the production Of the letters
Switzerland.
BERSE, April 27-Tbe Swiss state
council has ratified the literary copyright
convention with the United States.
1rland.
DUBLIN, April 27-Marquis Lands
downe declined TO accept professional ar
rangements made last week by DediatOrs |
engaged in the task Of adjusting the dis |
pute between him and dissatisfied tenants |
on Laggaeurren estate this arrangement |
gave 10 the lease holder reduction Of IF |
teen per cent in the rents, instead of per |
cent. They asked and gave new lease
holders twenty per cent reduction instead |
Of thirty per cent asked. In addition
to these concessions. mt diators
propose to reinstate tenants evicted since
March lst. Among other provisions was
one exempting tenants from cost Of the
present proceedings, and another allowing |
lease holders to br .ak their leases for the |
purpose of entering courts for adjust
ment. Marquis Lsnsdown's agent |
now declines to ratify this arrangement, |
refusing to agree to any proposed abate- |
ment. He suggests new terms and much |
bitterness provoked by suspicion he having
been using negotiations merely 10 find out
what it was most tenants would volunteer
in order to place his demands few points
beyond and still within the limits Of proba
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